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The 21st century has transformed us into the selfie taking, Facebook stalking, flappy bird playing citizens that go by the name of ‘human beings’. However, there is NOTHING human about the list above – we’ve become a generation of robotic internet addicts where self-sufficiency has gone down the drain. With the new craze of Tinder,…

To Hillel house, or not to Hillel house, that is the question… Advantages of living in standard university accommodation 1. Open your eyes to new cultures Living with just Jews means being at the very centre of the ‘Jewish bubble’. Whether studying in Leeds or Birmingham or elsewhere, the atmosphere is still equivalent to Stanmore…

About two weeks before I began Israel tour, on which I was planning to be a madricha (leader) for one of the six RSY Netzer tour groups, Operation Protective Edge exploded across headlines. Israel was at the apex of British news and it was hard to escape daily updates. This was certainly not the ideal…

WARNING: I am probably offending the majority of society. Confession time: I’m a black sheep among my friends because I don’t understand the appeal of watching a sweaty man (or a woman) kicking a ball into a goal. Many people have tried to give me the football bug, but I can’t catch it. I’ve…

In Britain’s current economic climate, jobs have never been harder to attain. As a third year Middle Eastern Studies student this news puts me on edge, because at the end of the day, some may say my degree is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. According to totaljobs.com, “44% of graduates say they regret…

This article has been fused together with my love for Lily Allen and my Buzzfeed addiction. We all know that Jewish mothers are renowned for health, overreactions and of course a lot of food, but I want to explore this generalisation. There is so much concentration on ‘Mrs Stiencohenwitz’ that the man whose name she…

The first time a “NekNomination” appeared on my Facebook news feed, I thought someone had been nominated for an award for doing something heartwarming for society. This feeling was quickly punctured after I pressed play and realised that downing a pint of beer and vodka – often infused with a gruesome ingredient, such as dog…